Celebrate 10 seasons of original, dynamic, edgy theatre with Lee Street this season! Season 10 focuses on family values and social issues while maintaining the quality and heartfelt connections we've cultivated these previous seasons. We have loads of laughs and pertinent drama planned for you. Lee Street theatre offers a variety of experiences. Experience something extraordinary. Experience the feeling. Experience Lee Street theatre.

Dixie Swim Club

by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, & Jamie Wooten

August 24 – September 2, 2017

Five unforgettable women, free from husbands, kids and jobs, meet at the same beach cottage on North Carolina's Outer Banks to catch up, laugh and meddle in each other's lives over a period of thirty-three years. As their lives unfold and the years pass, these women increasingly rely on one another, through advice and raucous repartee, to get through the challenges that life flings at them with the strength and love that takes this comedy in a poignant and surprising direction.

Performances run August 24-26 & August 31-September 2 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $15+tax and will be available in July online at www.leestreet.org or via phone 704-310-5507.

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Mothers & Sons

by Terrance McNally

September 28 – October 7, 2017

At turns funny and powerful, MOTHERS AND SONS portrays a woman who pays an unexpected visit to the New York apartment of her late son's partner, who is now married to another man and has a young son. Challenged to face how society has changed around her, generations collide as she revisits the past and begins to see the life her son might have led.

Performances are September 28-30 & October 5-7 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $15+tax and will be available in August at www.leestreet.org or via phone 704-310-5507.

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next to normal

Book & Lyrics by Brian Yorkey, Music by Tom Kitt

Presented with Catawba College Theatre Arts Department

November 2 – November 11, 2017

A rock musical that explores how one urban couple copes with crisis and mental illness. Winner of three Tony Awards in 2009 and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal takes the audience into the hearts and minds of each character with love and sympathy and heart.

Performances run November 2-4 & 9-11 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $20+tax and will be available in October at www.leestreet.orgor via phone 704-310-5507.

doubt: A Parable

by John Patrick Stanley

produced by St. Thomas Players

January 18 - January 28, 2018

This drama explores the inextricable bond between faith and doubt when a steely nun accuses a beloved priest of molesting a child in her school. This riveting play, which was adapted into a film starring Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman, won every drama award imaginable in 2005, including the Pulitzer and the Tony.

Performances will run January 18, 2018 through January 27, 2018 at 7:30pm with a special matinee performance January 21, 2018 at 2:30pm. Tickets will be available December 18 online at www.leestreet.orgor by phone 704.310.5507.

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The Realistic Joneses

by Will Eno

February 22 - March 3, 2018

Visit "The Realistic Joneses" and meet Bob and Jennifer. Their new neighbors, John and Pony, have even more in common than their identical homes and shared last names. As their relationships begin to irrevocably entwine, the Joneses must decide between their idyllic fantasies and their imperfect realities.

Performances run February 22, 2018 through March 3, 2018 at 7:30pm. Tickets will be available January 22, 2018.

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running on fire

a new original play premiere

by Aurin Squire

April 19 - April 28, 2018

A young college student is out for a jog when he is implicated in a crime spree. After his property is confiscated by an officer, his attempt to seek justice sets off a chain reaction of events that ripple across the college, surrounding town, and amongst a community seething with tension. What is real and what is not get called into question in this timely play that asks 'who are we to ourselves and each other?'

Performances run April 19, 2018 through April 28, 2018 at 7:30pm. Tickets will be available March 18, 2018.

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souvenir: A fantasia on the life of florence foster jenkins

by Stephen Temperley

June 14 - June 23, 2018

"Souvenir" asks the question, "Do you have to have talent to be called an artist?" Based on the true story of a tone-deaf socialite and her long-suffering accompanist, this laugh-out-loud comedy is a love song to the perseverance of the human spirit.

Performances run June 14, 2018 through June 23, 2018 at 7:30pm with a special matinee performance June 17, 2018 at 2:30pm. Tickets will be available May 14, 2018.

memphis

Book & Lyrics by Joe DiPietro; Music & Lyrics by David Bryan

July 19 - July 28, 2018

MEMPHIS tells the story of a white radio DJ who wants to change the world, and a black club singer who is ready for her big break. Come along on the incredible journey to the ends of the airwaves – filled with laughter, emotion and roof-raising rock n’ roll. Winner of four Tony Awards including Best Musical!

Performances run July 19, 2018 through July 28, 2018 at 7:30pm. Tickets will be available June 19, 2018.